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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 21, 2022
Completed: Jan 23, 2023

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Gotoh UPT 4:1 Planetary gear tuners

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

Hand-crafted in the USA by Cary Kelly. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Classic
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

bend sides, glue in neck block

  

2

Nov 22

glue in tail block

3

Nov 29

rout & glue-in end graft, kerf top edge, kerf bottom edge, brace back

4

Dec 8

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Dec 9

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 14

clean up body, rout dovetail, drill tuner holes, glue fretboard onto neck, rout binding channels, glue in top binding

7

Dec 15

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Dec 19

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 10

first coat of oil

10

Jan 11

second coat of oil

11

Jan 12

third coat of oil

12

Jan 13

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 20

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 22

make saddle, (put in pickup, if any), cut nut, final fretwork, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set